Senior Application Penetration Testing Engineer, VP

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients’ best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.

Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We’ll enable growth and progress together.

About Our Team :

The Chief Information Security Office (CISO) is home to deeply talented colleagues that work to ensure the safety of Citi's clients', our revenue, our employees and our proprietary data. We manage information security as one end-to end program – one with a clear mandate and accountability. Our mission is a program that is fully anchored to modern control and architectural frameworks, is fully aligned with the enterprise architecture of the firm and is deeply integrated into the sectors and functions.

About the Role :

Senior Application Penetration Testing Engineer

Are you interested in growing your career in Cyber Security?

Whether you’re an application developer looking to make the switch into the challenging, yet rewarding, world of information security, or you’re a rock star white-hat hacker, Citi is the place for you. Our team of world class, talented individuals, who are passionate about security, put their skills to the test every day on a global scale. At Citi you’ll be exposed to all sorts of technologies, so hunger for knowledge and research is greatly appreciated and rewarded.

If your background is enterprise software development with expertise in technologies such as : Java / J2EE (Spring, Struts, AngularJS), .NET (ASP.NET, C#, Webflow, MVC, WebAPI), Application Infrastructure (Web / Application Servers, Databases, Middleware Components), and exciting new frontiers like Cloud Computing (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure) running Microservices Architecture based applications on containers, then our application penetration testing team is the right place for you!

If your background is penetration testing with expertise in application security such as : hands-on ethical hacking using security tools (Burp Suite, AppScan), knowledge of OWASP Top 10, CWE / SANS Top 25, Threat Modeling, understanding application architecture, design, and functionalities with an interest in performing code reviews, then our application penetration testing team is the right place for you!

This team specializes in conducting deep-dive vulnerability assessments on a variety of Citi applications (Web, Mobile, Thick Client, and APIs) by manually identifying, researching, validating, and exploiting various known and unknown application security vulnerabilities. Core responsibilities include :

Responsibilities :

Act as a subject matter expert in offensive information security performing white-box application reviews, programming, networking, operating systems, and databases.

Research and identify potential security issues within Citi Applications

Demonstrate the impact of any identified vulnerability through the development of proof-of-concept code.

Drive remediation by outlining a defense-in-depth approach to business stakeholders and providing strategic solutions to developers on effective security controls and counter measures.

Have strong technical writing and presentation skills to report and articulate the vulnerability assessment results to any audience.

Contribute to the review of internal processes and activities and assist in identifying potential opportunities for improvement and automation.

Qualifications :

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security or related field with a minimum of 5 years of experience in a penetration testing or application development role OR

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security or related field with a minimum of 6 years of experience in a penetration testing or application development role

Hands on knowledge and experience in a subset of the following tools : BurpSuite Proxy, AppScan, WebInspect, CheckMarx, BlackDuck, Nessus, NMAP

Must have or be willing to obtain Industry-accredited security certifications such as : GIAC GWAPT, GPEN, OSCP, OSWE, CISSP, GSSP-Java, and / or GSSP-.NET

Job Family Group : Technology

Job Family : Information Security

Time Type : Full time

Primary Location :

Fort Lauderdale Florida United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range :

117,440.00 - $176,160.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including : medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Anticipated Posting Close Date :

Feb 28, 2025

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Salary : $117,440 - $176,160